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Friday, 16th November 2007

Bow-tie favourite gets set to take the chequered flag one final time in Miami.

“You dream about something for so long, you become consumed by it. When I was in USAC trying to make a living as a race car driver, I drove a tow truck for a guy I raced sprint cars against. I would drive down Georgetown toward 16th Street, parallel with the front stretch, and wonder what it would be like 300ft to the left running at 200mph.

“I got a chance to do that and finally, after years of trying to win – be it in Indycars or stock cars – I got to know what it feels like to see that view coming down the front straight, seeing the chequered flag and knowing I was the first driver to cross the stripe. I wanted that moment for so long, and I finally got it. And it was a Chevy Monte Carlo that got me there.”

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